Suppression of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//December 21, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Adore A. Thomas

Case No.: 2015AP2363-CR

Officials: Kloppenburg, P.J., Lundsten and Blanchard, JJ.

Focus: Suppression of Evidence

Adore Thomas appeals a judgment of conviction for three counts of first-degree sexual assault by use of a dangerous weapon, one count of aggravated battery, and one count of strangulation and suffocation. Thomas contends that DNA and other evidence linking him to the crimes should

have been suppressed because in the search warrant affidavit police knowingly included a false statement and omitted material facts. For the reasons set forth below, we disagree. We affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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